Originally Posted by
bmorey
Flashlights - OK. But photography - judgment reserved. I've snooped around candlepower forums and never once seen camera settings stated or any indication that they realize these are important.
Then you haven't snooped around enough
Yes, there are first-timers and novices at CPF, but there are aces there too, armed with not just camera expertise but lux meters and homemade lightboxes and so forth. I believe the pics in question are from this guy's collection:
http://fred-flashlights.tacomall.com.tw/10mshot.htm I think he knows what he's doing.
In the bigger picture, whether the WF-606A is 230 lumens, or 120 lumens, or both, or neither, is sort of an academic point IMO. It appears to be a good value in a 2AA light using one of the current-generation emitters, with performance in the ballpark of the popular Fenix L2Ds, which cost more than twice the price. Looking at the price, it makes me go "hmmm, how many extra sets of rechargeable AA cells do I have... hmmm
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